By Daily Press staff
“Know Before You Go” is a weekly series that highlights construction projects throughout Santa Monica for the upcoming week, provided by the city of Santa Monica.
Construction projects for the week of Feb. 28: Beach pedestrian access The project includes the rehabilitation of the Broadway path and Montana Avenue stairs along the Palisades Bluff between Pacific Coast Highway and Ocean Boulevard. The work consists of repair of the brick path, wooden stairs and handrails; installation of improved lighting; localized erosion control measures and landscape enhancements; and replacement of damaged concrete fencing of the pathway. Civic Center parking structure Construction of a new 900-space Civic Center parking structure located on Fourth Street, next to the Public Safety Facility, has begun. The structure will serve some of the parking needs of the public, as well as parking for both city and county employees. Parts of levels one and two along the north and east elevations of the building will be dedicated for retail/office use. Construction will require the closure of Avenida Mazatlan, and portions of the west side of Fourth Street sidewalk. Completion is scheduled for summer of 2006. Gas main replacement Southern California Gas Co. is replacing a four-inch gas main on 16th Street between Ocean Park Boulevard and Pearl Street, and on Maple Street between 16th Street and Euclid Street. There will be detours around work areas. Main library Construction is underway on the new main library, located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. During construction, the public can visit the temporary library at 1324 Fifth St. or any of the branch libraries. There is currently no sidewalk or parking lot access on Santa Monica Boulevard between Sixth and Seventh streets. Memorial, Los Amigos parks building replacement Demolition of existing park buildings and construction of new restrooms, concession stands and storage buildings. During construction, pedestrian traffic in Memorial Park will be rerouted through the fields and disabled access is rerouted along Olympic Boulevard. There is no public access to park buildings at Los Amigos Park where portion (For more information, log onto http://santa-monica.org/engineering/projects/kbug_project_list.asp, or call (310) 458-8721.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 1, 2005. Read the original PDF.